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COVID-19 vaccine deliberation among people who inject drugs

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at greater risk for severe morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 due to comorbid, chronic, medical conditions and structural inequities associated with housing instability and incarceration.
Camille C Cioffi, Derek Kosty, Sarah Nachbar, Christopher G Capron, Anne Marie Mauricio, Hannah F Tavalire   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

“Trust and suspicion” client and provider perspectives on the acceptability of medication for opioid use disorder among people who inject drugs in Kampala, Uganda [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Despite strong evidence supporting medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), acceptability varies considerably across contexts. This study explored client and provider perspectives on MOUD acceptability among people who inject drugs in ...
Peter Mudiope, Nicholas Nanyeenya, Simon Okurut, Adelline Twimukye, Kibira Simon, Brian Mutamba Byamah, Joan Nangendo, Stella Alamo, Fredrick Makumbi, Rhoda Wanyenze, Joseph K. B. Matovu   +10 more
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A stochastic differential equation model for the spread of HIV amongst people who inject drugs [PDF]

, 2016
In this paper, we introduce stochasticity into the deterministic differential equation model for the spread of HIV amongst people who inject drugs (PWIDs) studied by Greenhalgh and Hay [10]. This was based on the original model constructed by Kaplan [17]
Greenhalgh, David, Liang, Yanfeng, Mao, Xuerong   +2 more
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Infectious diseases, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs (PWID) infections in persons who inject drugs

PLoS ONE, 2022
Injection drug use poses a public health challenge. Clinical experience indicates that people who inject drugs (PWID) are hospitalized frequently for infectious diseases, but little is known about outcomes when admitted. Charts were identified from local
Jacqueline Lim, Sureka Pavalagantharajah, Chris P Verschoor, Eric Lentz, Mark Loeb, Mitchell Levine, Marek Smieja, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Dale Kalina, Jean-Eric Tarride, Tim O’Shea, Anna Cvetkovic, Sarah van Gaalen, Aidan Reid Findlater, Robin Lennox, Carol Bassim, Cynthia Lokker, Elizabeth Alvarez   +17 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Impact of Risk Heterogeneity on the Feasibility of Hepatitis C Elimination Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Modelling Study. [PDF]

J Viral Hepat
Grantz KH, Cummings DAT, Romero LM, Astemborski J, Kirk GD, Thomas DL, Cepeda JA, Mehta SH, Wesolowski A.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Methamphetamine use and associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran 2020 [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Background Methamphetamine use is a pressing public health concern among people who inject drugs (PWID) worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of methamphetamine use and its correlates in a nationwide survey among PWID in Iran in 2020 ...
Yasaman Mansoori, Soheil Mehmandoost, Mehrdad Khezri, Ali Mirzazadeh, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Naser Nasiri, Mohammad Sharifi, Hamidreza Rashidi, Abedin Iranpour, Mostafa Shokoohi, Nima Ghalekhani, Marjan Pedarzadeh, Surur Fuladi, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi   +15 more
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Global policy and access to new hepatitis C therapies for people who inject drugs [PDF]

, 2015
Aspinall, Esther, Doyle, Joseph S., Gore, Charles, Hellard, Margaret E., Hutchinson, Sharon, Quinn, Brendan, Wiktor, Stefan   +6 more
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Health and Economic Impact of Periodic Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among People Who Inject Drugs. [PDF]

JAMA Health Forum
Zhu L, Furukawa NW, Thompson WW, Reitsma MB, Randall LM, Van Handel M, Asher AK, Valverde E, Linas BP, Salomon JA.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effects of a social network intervention on HIV seroconversion among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: moderation by network gender composition

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Women who inject drugs in Ukraine are disproportionately burdened by HIV. To help address the needs of this population, a greater understanding of how interventions may uniquely benefit women who inject drugs is needed.
John Mark Wiginton, Robert Booth, Laramie R. Smith, Sajina Shakya, Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Thomas L. Patterson, Eileen V. Pitpitan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023
Background: SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys can help characterize disparities in SARS-CoV-2 infection and identify gaps in population immunity. Data on SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) are limited.
Eshan U. Patel, Shruti H. Mehta, Becky L. Genberg, Owen R. Baker, Catherine G. Schluth, Jacquie Astemborski, Reinaldo E. Fernandez, Thomas C. Quinn, Gregory D. Kirk, Oliver Laeyendecker   +9 more
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